Here Goes Nothin…

If you have known me for more than 3.5 minutes then you probably know a few things about me:

1. Jesus saved me.
2. I’m a wife & mom.
3. I’m a hustler and nothing sets my soul on fire more than seeing women run toward their calling.
4. I’m a dreamer.

If you don’t know me, or need a quick refresh, here’s the scoop. I used to be the most dysfunctional person, basically ever. I was unhealthy and lacked clear boundaries, or really any boundaries at all. I made some poor decisions and then I decided to be baptized and God said something along the lines of “you aren’t gonna walk around making me look crazy because you live two lives…” and poof, I was convicted. Went through a lot of therapy, read a lot of books, dove head first into my faith and walk with Jesus and here we are, 3 years later, still married, with kids, and a passion that lights a fire in my soul. I’m finally able to talk about the process publicly because I am healed. I will proclaim until my lungs no longer have breath that Jesus saved me.

So now onto how I’m wired… I am a habitual learner, which seems awesome right? Like the desire to learn all the things is sweet, until you use it as a crutch. “If I just take one more course, I’ll feel better about starting a blog” – “If I just read one more book, maybe I’ll be sure about scaling a business” – “If I just listen to one more podcast on how to be intentional with my time, maybe I’ll start to associating value with my life”… I literally could go on forever. I’m done using it as an excuse. There, I said it. I used learning as an excuse because I wasn’t ready. Really, I probably am MORE ready and qualified than a ton of people who are already doing what I want to be doing, but I was too scared of allowing people to see me fail. It isn’t that I’m afraid of failure (per say) but what I was afraid of is having to own up to being a “newbie” and not just embracing the fact that I’m on day 1 and everyone had a day 1.

Everyone has one of these “crutches” but they don’t look like mine. Some are “If I could just make more money, I’d be happy” or “If I could quit my job and travel forever, maybe I’d feel fufilled… Everyone has their own case of what is stopping them from being EXACTLY who they were created to be… we just have to get to the bottom of it. I’m not saying I’m quitting learning cold turkey (lol) I just need to APPLY all the things instead of witholding- just to be clear.

So, I started into my own business coaching because, well, 1) it was on my vision board to be poured into by Rachel Hollis (aaaaahhhhhhh…) and 2) any coaching is only going to make me better, right? There’s that learner in me… Until I was slapped with a big reality that brought me here… I was taking in so much content and not doing a darn thing with it. God wouldn’t want that. He equips us so we can equip others… I can’t share my experiences and heart in book form if I’m not writing. My coaching series (that I whole heartedly believe will allow serious amounts of women walk in their calling) isn’t going to just magically place itself on the internet without me putting it there. What does it matter if you know “all the things” if you aren’t going to use them to make other people’s lives better?! Come on Brittany.

I’m a dreamer, y’all. I have some crazy, off the wall things that I want to achieve in this lifetime. It’s not your typical, I want to get old and retire on a beach dream, either. These are dreams of owning something that gives women life- that allows them to tap into their full potential just by embracing who their creator made them to be. An encounter that allows them to step boldly into whatever it is that sets their soul on fire. That’s what lights me up; and who am I to squash what God has placed so tenderly on my heart?

So here we are… day 1. And for those of you who have followed me for a long time, I get it, I’ve said “let’s do this” before, but this time I’m not breaking a promise to myself. If I can quit Mt. Dew & become a runner, I’m pretty sure I can do anything. Just sayin.